Live Fast Motorsports

Live Fast Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series. It is owned by B. J. McLeod, Matt Tifft, and Joe Falk. The team currently fields the No. 78 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for driver/owner McLeod and several other drivers, in a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing.[3]

Live Fast Motorsports
Owner(s)B. J. McLeod
Matt Tifft
Joe Falk
Principal(s)Jessica McLeod (CEO)[1]
BaseMooresville, North Carolina[2]
SeriesNASCAR Cup Series
Race drivers78. B. J. McLeod, Josh Bilicki, Anthony Alfredo
Sponsors78. Power Slap, American Hartford Gold, Circle B Diecast, Superior Logistics, B'laster, Zeigler Auto Group, Dude Wipes, Gunk, Andy's Frozen Custard, Camden Medical Center, Out of the Groove
ManufacturerChevrolet
Opened2020
Career
Debut2021 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Latest race2023 Goodyear 400 (Darlington)
Races competed85
Drivers' Championships0
Race victories0
Pole positions0

History

B. J. McLeod and ringers (2021–present)
Scott Heckert in the No. 78 at Sonoma Raceway in 2021

On May 13, 2020, B. J. McLeod announced that his team, B. J. McLeod Motorsports, would be running part-time in the Cup Series with him as the driver.[4] On October 23, 2020, it was announced that McLeod and Matt Tifft had teamed up with Joe Falk to acquire the charter from Go Fas Racing. Tifft was a former Cup Series driver who had to put his racing career on hold due to health issues in 2019.[5] On November 20, 2020, the team announced its name, Live Fast Motorsports, and would continue to use the number 78. Although McLeod's primary manufacturer was Chevrolet in 2020, they were running Fords in the Cup Series.[6]

The No. 78 started the 2021 season with McLeod finishing 23rd at the 2021 Daytona 500. He scored the team's first top-10 with a ninth place finish at the Daytona night race. Scott Heckert drove the No. 78 at the Daytona road course (28th), Sonoma (26th), and the Charlotte Roval (31st). Dirt racer Shane Golobic drove the car to a 37th finish at the Bristol dirt race. British racer Kyle Tilley drove the No. 78 at COTA (31st), Road America (35th), and Watkins Glen (30th). Andy Lally finished 39th at the Indianapolis road course after Tilley was sidelined with a shoulder injury prior to the race. The No. 78 finished the season 32nd in points.

McLeod started the 2022 season with a 27th place finish at the 2022 Daytona 500. Lally finished 39th at COTA while Josh Williams finished 25th at the Bristol dirt race. Crew chief Lee Leslie was suspended for four races after McLeod lost a wheel during the Talladega race. Team engineer Christopher Stanley was announced as McLeod's crew chief for Dover.[7] McLeod finished a career best seventh at the rain-delayed Daytona summer race.[8] The No. 78 finished the season 36th in points.

On December 1, 2022, the team announced that it would be switching from Ford to Chevrolet for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.[9] McLeod started the season with a 30th place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500. Josh Bilicki drove the car to a 26th place finish at COTA.[10] Anthony Alfredo drove the car at Richmond and Martinsville[11]

Car No. 78 results
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2021 B. J. McLeod 78 Ford DAY
23		 HOM
34		 LVS
30		 PHO
30		 ATL
34		 MAR
29		 RCH
32		 TAL
25		 KAN
31		 DAR
32		 DOV
36		 CLT
31		 NSH
28		 POC
30		 POC
29		 ATL
30		 NHA
30		 MCH
28		 DAY
9		 DAR
27		 RCH
30		 BRI
37		 LVS
33		 TAL
30		 TEX
22		 KAN
30		 MAR
29		 PHO
27		 32nd 267
Scott Heckert DAY
28		 SON
26		 CLT
31
Shane Golobic BRI
37
Kyle Tilley COA
31		 ROA
35		 GLN
30
Andy Lally IND
39
2022 B. J. McLeod DAY
27		 CAL
22		 LVS
28		 PHO
33		 ATL
19		 RCH
34		 MAR
36		 TAL
26		 DOV
35		 DAR
32		 KAN
36		 CLT
19		 GTW
30		 NSH
32		 ATL
36		 NHA
36		 POC
30		 MCH
23		 RCH
33		 DAY
7		 DAR
29		 KAN
31		 BRI
24		 TEX
26		 TAL
33		 LVS
30		 HOM
33		 MAR
34		 PHO
31		 36th 271
Andy Lally COA
39
Josh Williams BRI
25		 IND
25		 ROV
31
Scott Heckert SON
33
Kyle Tilley ROA
30		 GLN
39
2023 B. J. McLeod Chevy DAY
30		 CAL
24		 LVS
32		 PHO
36		 ATL
36		 BRD
26		 TAL
18		 DOV
29		 DAR
32		 CLT GTW SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC RCH MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO -* -*
Josh Bilicki COA
26		 KAN
33
Anthony Alfredo RCH
33		 MAR
35

References
  1. "Jessica McLeod named CEO of Live Fast Motorsport". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  2. "Live Fast Motorsports becomes 3rd new NASCAR team for 2021". WTOP-FM. Associated Press. November 20, 2020. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  3. "Live Fast Motorsports switching to Chevrolet for 2023". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  4. "B.J. McLeod Motorsports planning at least 15 Cup races". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. May 13, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  5. Long, Dustin (October 23, 2020). "Matt Tifft, B.J. McLeod to have charter with new team". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  6. "Matt Tifft, BJ McLeod team named Live Fast Motorsports, will run #78 Ford". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  7. "NASCAR penalizes No. 78 Live Fast team for losing wheel at Talladega". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  8. "2022 Coke Zero Sugar 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  9. "Live Fast Motorsports switching to Chevrolet for 2023". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  10. "Josh Bilicki to drive partial schedule for Live Fast Motorsports". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  11. "Antony Alfredo running second race for Live Fast at Martinsville". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
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